Mary on Horseback (1998)

by Rosemary Wells

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Tells the stories of three families who were helped by the work of Mary Breckinridge, the first nurse to go into the Appalachian Mountains and give medical care to the isolated inhabitants. Includes an afterword with facts about Breckinridge and the Frontier Nursing Service she founded.

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Well written stories about a real life nurse who traveled on horseback in American Appalachia as a nurse. An excellent choice for an early reader female biography.

mebrock | Feb 18, 2014 |

Three VERY short stories about Mary Breckinridge and the Frontier Nursing Service she started in 1923. What she did is amazing and wonderful, very inspiring, and a story that I was not at all familiar with. I heartily recommend it to any young readers. I am curious to read Mary Breckinridge's autobiography, Wide Neighborhoods, which had sparked Rosmary Wells to write this book. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Rosemary Wells	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
McCarty, Peter	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Thorn, Lori	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Awards

Cardinal Cup (Noteworthy – 1999)

Christopher Award (Books for Young People – 1999)

Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee – Intermediate – 2001)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (1999)

Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee – Grades 4-8 – 2000)

Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee – 2001)

Triple Crown Awards (Nominee – Children's Crown Award – 2001)

William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee – Grades 3-5 – 2000-2001)

Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee – Intermediate – 2001)

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Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens (1998)

CCBC Choices (1998)

Great Reads from Great Places (Kentucky – 2002, 2007)

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (History, Life and Culture in the Americas – 1999)

NCTE/CLA Notable Children's Book in the English Language Arts (1999)

Teacher Favorites Award (1999)

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Mary on Horseback

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1998

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Mary Carson Breckinridge

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Kentucky, USA

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To Mimi Donius

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In 1923, Americans drive cars, talk on the telephone, and use electric toasters.

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Tells the stories of three families who were helped by the work of Mary Breckinridge, the first nurse to go into the Appalachian Mountains and give medical care to the isolated inhabitants. Includes an afterword with facts about Breckinridge and the Frontier Nursing Service she founded.

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